Network marketing can be complicated if the proper steps are not followed. I share below, seven ways to dominate the MLM market as an affiliate.

Be Ethical

The multi-level marketing and direct selling community is filled with many unscrupulous individuals who use a variety of selling tactics. Although you will have to deal with stressful situations, you must always run your business carefully and ethically, while traveling down the road to success. You will thereby command respect and be able to ultimately recruit many more valuable leads.

Sponsor Instead Of Recruiting

Most MLM recruiters recruit other sales associates by using incentives. This method will only improve profitability and overall recruitment volume if the recruits stay with the network marketing company for a lengthy amount of time. This however is usually not the case. Those who come in un-incentivized, once they catch the big picture, are often more devoted and thus usually in for the long haul with the MLM opportunity.

To complement, you must reserve time so that you can train your recruits. By educating them about your products and practices, they will help you snag more sales.

Promote A Product That You Care About

If you don’t have passion for a product, you will not sell it efficiently. To ensure success, find a network marketing company that sells a product/s that you love and choose an MLM partner that you respect. Also, while researching, review every detail in the network marketing company’s compensation plan.

Share Your Product With People Each Day

You must use different methods to share your product with potential buyers each day. This can be offline or online marketing strategies.

Offline Marketing Strategies
You can

share a product sample

have a product party in your neighborhood

invite people to a specific location so that you can discuss the value of buying your product. By planning promotional events, you can easily grow your business instead of only sustaining it

You can advertise in local newspapers

print handbills for distribution

print posters for distribution

Online Marketing Strategies

You can advertise using Pay Per Click through portals such as Google Adwords and Bing Ads

You can use various Ad Networks such as Cost Per Action Networks, Cost Per Impression Networks, Cost Per Lead Networks, Media Buy Networks, Banner Ads Networks, to advertise your products and opportunities. Top amongst those operating in these networks include TrafficVance, Lead Impact, BuySellAds

You can use Forum Marketing by registering and posting useful comments/advise on forums in your niche

You can use social media marketing to get your messages across. Top of these media include Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest

You can use search engine optimization to rank your site high for your targeted keywords

You can use Mobile Marketing techniques, taking advantage of the ever growing mobile marketing market to get your products and opportunities viewed

Video Marketing is a great option to explore

EMail Marketing which can include Solo Ads.

Learn New Ways To Market Your Product

If you have efficient direct selling skills but lack technical skills, your sales will not be great. To boost daily sales, set aside time so that you can learn

Learn basic html which will help you to build and maintain a website/blog. - Acquire social media and email marketing skills to help you increase your product sales. - Communication skills are important too because you must talk about your product clearly so that customers will be convinced to spend their money

Learn how to operate a camcorder and how to record, edit and get videos uploaded to video sharing sites such as Youtube and Vimeo

Gradually Establish An Enduring/Sustainable Market To Target

When most people start their MLM businesses, they try to get new recruits in the shortest amount of time. Although this is typically a good strategy, you will be more successful if you tackle the recruitment process at a much steadier pace. Most people who rush into the recruitment process hassle their friends and family first. When that is done with, they run into trouble by their inability to effectively target virgin market.
By learning how to recruit other individuals, you can build better, sustainable business relationships. Strangers typically buy products because they have a general interest in them.

In summary, to take your MLM business to new heights, you must treat it like a professional business. This means that you should set hours for yourself and constantly use resources to ensure that you are getting leads. Managing your expenses is also important, so use the proper software to monitor your spending habits. Finally, you will not achieve success if you don’t act like a leader. You can position yourself as a great leader by motivating and encouraging your team or downline..